In the world, there are very few cultivation techniques in circulation, and those that exist are mostly basic ones like the Taishang Induction Chapter.

Even if one successfully cultivates using these techniques, to advance further, one must join a cultivator faction.

These factions control the cultivation techniques and never let them leak, aiming to dominate the structure of the cultivation world. Even a prodigy must join them, resulting in all the world's geniuses being absorbed into their ranks.

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